Obsolescence, photography, death and Polaroids
How long has it been since you smelled the chemical aroma of a Polaroid photo fresh out of the camera? Ten years? Twenty? Can you even still buy the film? (Yes and no. We’ll get to that.) Polaroid photographs generally weren’t considered art. The film and the print were the same thing so you couldn’t […]
FISHEYE: Cat Nap
Rough Life. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city.
Kid Rock brings one long party to Rexall
Kid Rock is an interesting dude. My colleague Mike Ross likes to note that Rock was the first guy who managed to sell rap to southern white country kids, which would make just about anyone shake their heads. That’s not an easy task and few have pulled it off, none as successfully. From “Cowboy” off […]
Michael Buble returns to woo our women Aug. 8
Were Frank still alive, you have to wonder whether he’d accept Michael Buble into the Rat Pack – or would he think this Canadian kid has a little too much chutzpah to roll with the cool Vegas crowd? Moot point. Buble rules in his own way, master of the knowing smirk, the well-placed cuff-pop and […]
Hip Hop in the Park keeps it real – and clean
OK, people – let’s keep it clean. No cussing, no ‘hos, no guns, no murder, no drugs, no alcohol, no sex, no homophobia, no misogyny. The fourth annual Hip Hop in the Park – specifically Louise McKinney Park starting tomorrow (Saturday, May 21) at noon – is a family event. Moms and little kids and […]
WHO NAMED THE BAND? The Trews wear the pants
When people are constantly asking about your band name, chances are you have a silly one. Ask the Trews about their name. Go ahead. They won’t mind. The band whose name means “trousers” in Scotland – not to be confused with “pants,” which the Brits call underwear – opens for Kid Rock at Rexall Place […]
FISHEYE: Gone to pot
We can certainly see how we need a new bridge, an arena, a museum and a municipal spaceport when millions of these live on our roads. Have you TRIED riding a bike on the streets lately? Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his […]
The Glamour Life On A Book Tour, Part IV: The end is near
Saskatoon Saskatoon starts well. It’s raining when plane lands. By the time I get my luggage, the sun is out. There’s a line up at the taxi stand (in Saskatoon? Really?) but one cab offers to take two of us to downtown. The cab driver is a stocky Romanian woman who has no trouble with […]
YOU SAID IT: Rammstein rams YEG
Posted on May 15, 2011 By Andrea Scharner Music
[View the story “The Best of Rammstein in Edmonton” on Storify]